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What to do about V-Day

Debra Flax February 11, 2010

What are you doing for Valentine's Day? That's a question I've been hearing all week, directed toward both myself and others, as well. The answers ranged from "Well, [enter bubbly significant other name...

Remaining faithful through hardship

Jason Galloway February 11, 2010

As a journalism major, I’ve always been told that hardship makes for the best story. And although a newspaper article does benefit from emotion, those affected by it do not. I have always known this,...

Palin, Tea Partiers narrative misleading

Josh Veazey February 9, 2010

At fist glance, Tea Party participants seem like perfect vessels to the past. A sea of gray hair, jean shorts, long socks, flannel and unironic trucker hats, they march to the tune of Lee Greenwood’s...

Connect the Dots

Will Thomas February 9, 2010

Over the past week, Sen. Richard Shelby, the state’s senior senator, has been accused of blocking the Obama administration’s nominations for senior government officials, holding up a lot of the work...

Not-so-crazy train

CW Staff February 7, 2010

In his State of the Union address, President Obama succinctly mentioned his backing of high speed rail development in the United States. He followed his words up on Jan. 28 when he announced the recipients...

Give NASA Back

Will Tucker February 5, 2010

Compare Obama to Carter, Kennedy, or even Reagan, if you must — but God forbid you compare him to Richard Nixon. Unfortunately, that comparison is all too appropriate this week, at least when it comes...

Secessionist talk is unpatriotic

Jonathan Reed February 5, 2010

Talking about seceding from the United States from one side of your mouth while touting your patriotism with the other side is like calling for bipartisanship after saying, “Either you are with us, or...

Behind closed doors

Debra Flax February 4, 2010

After his 2001 release, registered sex offender and child rapist William Barnason, 57, was hired as superintendent and rent collector for three apartment complexes in the Upper West Side of Manhattan....

Ombudsman Column

CW Staff February 4, 2010

On Jan. 21, The Crimson White wrote about the Student Government Association and SGA money that was spent to send five students to Pasadena, Calif., for a community service event planned around the BCS...

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Debra Flax January 21, 2010

On Feb. 7, Super Bowl XLIV will kick off and fans cheering on the team of their choice everywhere will gather around their televisions with friends and family. They’ll purchase their favorite chips and...

America: the world’s FEMA

Tray Smith January 20, 2010

In 2005, politicians, reporters and storm survivors all heaped criticism on the Federal Emergency Management Agency for its slow and ineffective response to the flooding Hurricane Katrina unleashed in...

‘Our View’ on McGwire pointless

Josh Veazey January 20, 2010

Answer true or false for the following statements: I have a right to regulate what an athlete puts in their own body. My values and my understanding of what is good for an athlete are superior to those...